The Gotthard Base Tunnel, which runs through the Alps in Switzerland, is the world’s longest railway tunnel.

In 2016, the EU brought into effect the Fourth Railway Package, a programme of changes to rail regulations across the EU. The package, which includes reforms in standards and authorisation for rolling ...

In the late 1990s, China was facing a huge increase in capacity demands, which forced it to invest in making its transport network faster and more efficient. Early improvements to its existing railway ...

With an annual ridership of 3.334 billion in 2013, a 1.25% increase from the previous year, the Tokyo Subway is the world’s busiest metro system. The 310km rapid transit network serves the Greater ...

Europeans and Asians currently operate the fastest high speed trains in the world, regularly commuting on trains such as the Shanghai Maglev and Harmony CRH 380A. While these two currently hold all ...

The original Thameslink project led to through passenger trains being introduced on a core route between Bedford and Brighton via central London in 1988. Using the southern end of the Midland Main ...

The construction of the bridge was completed in August 2022, with the track laying work on the bridge completed in March 2023. The Chenab Bridge will have a lifespan of 120 years. Credit: V952010/ ...

Europe has a long history of high-speed trains, being an early adopter after the first high-speed rail system, the Tokaido Shinkansen, began operations in Japan. Since France’s TGV network began ...

The largest city in Israel and home to around a tenth of its people, Jerusalem has a population approaching three quarte ...

Dubai inaugurated its metro network in September 2009, becoming the first urban metro network to run in the Gulf’s Arab states.

The High Speed 1 railway project was implemented in two phases, involving Section 1 and Section 2.

The environmental crisis currently hitting the world has called for all sectors to play their part in cutting down emissions and limit climate change. The railway industry boasts a relatively ...